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Teen girl wounded in East Garfield Park shooting

The girl was taken to a local hospital in good condition, police said.

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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A man was fatally shot May 31, 2020, in South Austin on the West Side.

A teenage girl was shot May 3, 2020, in East Garfield Park.

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A teenage girl was shot Sunday in East Garfield Park on the West Side.

The 17-year-old was with a group about 8:30 p.m. walking through an alley on Fulton Boulevard when shots rang out, Chicago police said.

The girl was shot and taken to a local hospital in good condition, police said.

Area Four detectives are investigating.

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